Thanksgiving Fun Facts

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  1. 3. This popular Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song.
  2. 5. President Calvin Coolidge received this animal as a Thanksgiving gift.
  3. 7. This city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  4. 8. The activist who helped make Thanksgiving a national holiday also wrote this song.
  5. 11. This sport had its first Thanksgiving game in 1920.
  6. 12. This company has had a turkey help hotline since 1981.
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  1. 1. This U.S. President was the first to pardon a turkey.
  2. 2. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted this long.
  3. 4. This character has made the most appearances in the New York Thanksgiving Parade.
  4. 6. The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest of the year for people in this profession.
  5. 9. It is a myth that this amino acid in turkey makes you tired - the huge meal is the culprit!
  6. 10. The average Thanksgiving meal has 1,814 of these!